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Document And Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
Document And Entity Information - shares	Jan. 01, 2012	Feb. 03, 2012
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jan. 01, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	ENS
Entity Registrant Name	EnerSys
Entity Central Index Key	0001289308
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		47,742,565

Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 01, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 119,767	$ 108,869
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts (January 1, 2012 - $10,833; March 31, 2011 - $10,547)	453,905	464,072
Inventories, net	349,605	335,003
Deferred taxes	20,660	19,801
Prepaid and other current assets	65,540	70,203
Total current assets	1,009,477	997,948
Property, plant, and equipment, net	335,554	344,385
Goodwill	339,746	343,666
Other intangible assets, net	107,155	98,819
Other assets	39,951	43,569
Total assets	1,831,883	1,828,387
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt	18,454	3,160
Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations	1,321	862
Accounts payable	246,897	251,814
Accrued expenses	200,823	207,736
Total current liabilities	467,495	463,572
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations	252,677	249,378
Deferred taxes	78,411	79,589
Other liabilities	57,253	56,855
Total liabilities	855,836	849,394
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, 135,000,000 shares authorized; 52,174,690 shares issued and 47,727,805 outstanding at January 1, 2012; 51,834,353 shares issued and 50,034,353 outstanding at March 31, 2011	521	518
Additional paid-in capital	472,817	461,597
Treasury stock, at cost, 4,446,885 shares held as of January 1, 2012 and 1,800,000 shares held as of March 31, 2011	(78,183)	(19,800)
Retained earnings	515,480	416,836
Accumulated other comprehensive income	52,442	115,180
Total EnerSys stockholders' equity	963,077	974,331
Non-controlling interest	12,970	4,662
Total equity	976,047	978,993
Total liabilities and equity	$ 1,831,883	$ 1,828,387

Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 01, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets [Abstract]
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 10,833	$ 10,547
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	135,000,000	135,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	52,174,690	51,834,353
Common stock, shares outstanding	47,727,805	50,034,353
Treasury stock, shares	4,446,885	1,800,000

Consolidated Condensed Statements Of Income - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Jan. 02, 2011

Jan. 01, 2012

Jan. 02, 2011

Consolidated Condensed Statements Of Income [Abstract]

Net sales

$ 574,246

$ 508,596

$ 1,690,615

$ 1,416,408

Cost of goods sold

443,370

390,696

1,323,373

1,091,173

Gross profit

130,876

117,900

367,242

325,235

Operating expenses

75,659

67,826

220,458

189,712

Legal proceedings settlement income

(900)

Restructuring charges

1,440

1,754

2,752

5,227

Operating earnings

^[1]

53,777

48,320

144,932

130,296

Interest expense

4,808

5,610

12,305

17,677

Other (income) expense, net

1,121

(341)

2,315

631

Earnings before income taxes

47,848

43,051

130,312

111,988

Income tax expense

10,989

9,292

31,668

28,653

Net earnings

$ 36,859

$ 33,759

$ 98,644

$ 83,335

Net earnings per common share:

Basic

$ 0.77

$ 0.68

$ 2.01

$ 1.69

Diluted

$ 0.77

$ 0.67

$ 1.99

$ 1.67

Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding:

Basic

47,704,567

49,564,495

49,075,629

49,168,320

Diluted

48,045,900

50,331,554

49,507,047

49,840,357

[1]	The Company does not allocate interest expense or other (income) expense to the reportable segments.

Consolidated Condensed Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities
Net earnings	$ 98,644	$ 83,335
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	37,022	33,221
Provision for doubtful accounts	1,322	1,864
Derivatives not designated in hedging relationships:
Net losses	2,117
Cash settlements	(2,589)
Deferred income taxes	173	(430)
Stock-based compensation	8,764	6,694
Non-cash interest expense	5,980	5,850
(Gain) loss on disposal of property, plant, and equipment	(643)	407
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable	6,663	(35,700)
Inventory	(22,903)	(50,638)
Prepaid and other current assets	(5,582)	(6,231)
Other assets	150	(2,403)
Accounts payable	(8,237)	15,464
Accrued expenses	4,452	(9,528)
Other liabilities	(5,347)	3,007
Net cash provided by operating activities	119,986	44,912
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(35,032)	(41,202)
Purchases of businesses, net of cash acquired	(21,046)	(1,397)
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant, and equipment	94	360
Net cash used in investing activities	(55,984)	(42,239)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net increase in short-term debt	5,704	644
Payments of long-term debt		(23,801)
Capital lease obligations and other	(1,320)	(38)
Repurchase of common stock	(58,383)
Net effect from exercising of stock options and vesting of equity awards	250	16,900
Excess tax benefits from exercises of stock options and vesting of equity awards	3,209	7,265
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(50,540)	970
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(2,564)	1,109
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	10,898	4,752
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	108,869	201,042
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 119,767	$ 205,794

Consolidated Condensed Statements Of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011
Consolidated Condensed Statements Of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net earnings	$ 36,859	$ 33,759	$ 98,644	$ 83,335
Other comprehensive income:
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net of tax	1,196	1,792	(6,883)	3,623
Pension funded status adjustment, net of tax	44	76	121	(38)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(15,882)	(10,802)	(55,976)	5,608
Total comprehensive income	$ 22,217	$ 24,825	$ 35,906	$ 92,528

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The change in equity [net assets] of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources which are attributable to the reporting entity. It includes all changes in equity during a period except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners, but excludes any and all transactions which are directly or indirectly attributable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent.

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Basis Of Presentation	9 Months Ended
Basis Of Presentation	Jan. 01, 2012
Basis Of Presentation [Abstract]
Basis Of Presentation	1. Basis of Presentation The accompanying interim unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements of EnerSys (the "Company") have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and notes required for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements include all normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for the fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods presented. The financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in the Company's 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K (SEC File No. 001-32253), which was filed on May 31, 2011. The Company reports interim financial information for 13-week periods, except for the first quarter, which always begins on April 1, and the fourth quarter, which always ends on March 31. The four quarters in fiscal 2012 end on July 3, 2011, October 2, 2011, January 1, 2012, and March 31, 2012, respectively. The four quarters in fiscal 2011 ended on July 4, 2010, October 3, 2010, January 2, 2011, and March 31, 2011, respectively. Recent Accounting Pronouncements In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued authoritative guidance requiring entities to present net income and other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements and eliminated the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of shareholders' equity. Recently, FASB has decided to delay the effective date of certain provisions of this guidance. This guidance will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 and is not expected to have a material impact on its financial statements. In September 2011, the FASB issued revised guidance to simplify how entities test goodwill for impairment. The amendments will permit an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. An entity will no longer be required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines, based on a qualitative assessment that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. The amendments are effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. The Company plans to adopt this guidance for its annual goodwill impairment test performed in fiscal 2013 and thereafter. The Company does not believe the adoption to have a material impact on its financial statements.

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Acquisitions	9 Months Ended
Acquisitions	Jan. 01, 2012
Acquisitions [Abstract]
Acquisitions	2. Acquisitions During the third quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company completed three acquisitions, with a combined net purchase price of $19,936, using cash on hand. The acquisition in South America is wholly owned by the Company. The acquisitions in South Africa and Germany are both joint ventures in which the Company has majority ownership and control. The Company made initial allocations of the purchase prices at the dates of acquisition based on estimated fair value of the acquired assets and liabilities assumed. The Company will finalize the estimates of fair value and the allocations of purchase prices will be adjusted accordingly.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for a business combination (or series of individually immaterial business combinations) completed during the period, including background, timing, and recognized assets and liabilities. The disclosure may include leverage buyout transactions (as applicable).

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Inventories

9 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Inventories [Abstract]

Inventories

3. Inventories

Inventories, net consist of:


	January 1, 2012		March 31, 2011

Raw materials	$	101,477	$	92,928
Work-in-process		105,699		100,261
Finished goods		142,429		141,814

Total	$	349,605	$	335,003

Inventory reserves for obsolescence and other estimated losses were $17,483 and $15,052 at January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2011, respectively, and have been included in the net amounts shown above.

Fair Value Of Financial Instruments

9 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Fair Value Of Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Fair Value Of Financial Instruments

4. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Company uses the following valuation techniques to measure fair value for its financial assets and financial liabilities:


Level 1		Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2		Inputs are quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in an active market, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable and market-corroborated inputs which are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3		Inputs are derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or value drivers are unobservable.

The following tables represent the financial assets and (liabilities), measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2011 and the basis for that measurement:


	Total Fair Value Measurement January 1, 2012			Quoted Price in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Interest rate swap agreements	$	(4,483	)	$	—	$	(4,483	)	$	—
Lead forward contracts		805			—		805			—
Foreign currency forward contracts		(465	)		—		(465	)		—

Total derivatives	$	(4,143	)	$	—	$	(4,143	)	$	—


	Total Fair Value Measurement March 31, 2011			Quoted Price in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Interest rate swap agreements	$	(5,847	)	$	—	$	(5,847	)	$	—
Lead forward contracts		9,575			—		9,575			—
Foreign currency forward contracts		(2,591	)		—		(2,591	)		—

Total derivatives	$	1,137		$	—	$	1,137		$	—

The fair value of interest rate swap agreements are based on observable prices as quoted for receiving the variable three month LIBOR and paying fixed interest rates and, therefore, were classified as Level 2.

The fair value of lead forward contracts are calculated using observable prices for lead as quoted on the London Metal Exchange ("LME") and, therefore, were classified as Level 2.

The fair value for foreign currency forward contracts are based upon current quoted market prices and are classified as Level 2 based on the nature of the underlying market in which these derivatives are traded.

Financial Instruments

The fair value of the Company's cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate carrying value due to their short maturities.

The fair value of the Company's $350,000, 2011 senior secured revolving credit facility ("2011 Credit Facility"), the 75,000 Chinese renminbi (RMB) ($11,900) credit facility ("China Term Loan"), and short-term debt approximate their carrying value, as they are variable rate debt and the current terms are comparable to market terms as of the balance sheet dates.

The Convertible Notes, with a face value of $172,500, were issued when the Company's stock price was trading at $30.19 per share. On January 1, 2012, the Company's stock price closed at $25.97 per share. The Convertible Notes have a conversion option at $40.60 per share, and due to current conditions in the financial markets, the Company's Convertible Notes were trading at 100% of face value on January 1, 2012, and 125% of face value on March 31, 2011. As of January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2011, the unamortized discount on the Convertible Notes was $25,888 and $30,663, respectively.

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company's derivatives and Convertible Notes at January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2011 were as follows:


	January 1, 2012						March 31, 2011
	Carrying Amount			Fair Value			Carrying Amount			Fair Value
Financial assets:
Derivatives ⁽¹⁾	$	805		$	805		$	9,575		$	9,575

Financial liabilities:
Convertible Notes	$	146,612	⁽²⁾	$	172,500	⁽³⁾	$	141,837	⁽²⁾	$	215,625	⁽³⁾
Derivatives ⁽¹⁾		4,948			4,948			8,438			8,438

⁽¹⁾	Represents interest rate swap agreements, lead and foreign currency hedges (see Note 5 for asset and liability positions of the interest rate swap agreements, lead and foreign currency hedges at January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2011).

⁽²⁾	The carrying amounts of the Convertible Notes at January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2011 represent the $172,500 principal value, less the unamortized debt discount (see Note 10).

⁽³⁾	The fair value amounts of the Convertible Notes at January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2011 represent the trading values of the Convertible Notes with a principal value of $172,500.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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Derivative Financial Instruments

9 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Derivative Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Derivative Financial Instruments

5. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company utilizes derivative instruments to reduce its exposure to commodity price, foreign exchange risks and interest rates, under established procedures and controls. The Company does not enter into derivative contracts for speculative purposes. The Company's agreements are with creditworthy financial institutions and the Company anticipates performance by counterparties to these contracts and therefore no material loss is expected.

Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

Lead Hedge Forward Contracts

The Company enters into lead hedge forward contracts to fix the price for a portion of lead purchases. Management considers the lead hedge forward contracts to be effective against changes in the cash flows of the underlying lead purchases based on the criteria under FASB guidance. The vast majority of such contracts are for a period not extending beyond one year and the notional amounts at January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2011 were $51,021 and $68,212, respectively.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

The Company uses foreign currency forward contracts to hedge a portion of the Company's exposure to certain lead purchases and to certain foreign currency denominated revenues so that gains and losses on these contracts offset changes in the underlying foreign currency denominated exposures. Each contract is for a period not extending beyond one year. As of January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2011, the Company had entered into a total of $48,081 and $82,829, respectively, of such contracts.

In the coming twelve months, the Company anticipates that ($3,915) of the current pretax loss will be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI") as part of cost of goods sold. This amount represents the current unrealized impact of hedging lead and foreign exchange rates, which will change as market rates change in the future, and will ultimately be realized in the income statement as an offset to the corresponding actual changes in lead costs to be realized in connection with the variable lead cost and foreign exchange rates being hedged.

Derivatives not Designated in Hedging Relationships

Interest Rate Swap Agreements

As of January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2011, the Company maintained interest rate swap agreements that converted $85,000 of variable-rate debt to a fixed-rate basis, utilizing the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, as a floating rate reference. These agreements, which expire between February 2013 and May 2013, no longer qualified for hedge accounting at the end of fiscal 2011 as a result of the refinancing of the Company's previous credit facility. Changes in the fair value of these agreements of $118 and ($763) during the third quarter and nine months of fiscal 2012, respectively, have been recorded in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income in other (income) expense, net. In the comparable periods of fiscal 2011, the changes in the fair value of these agreements were recorded in AOCI.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

The Company also enters into foreign currency forward contracts to hedge foreign currency fluctuations on intercompany loans and foreign currency denominated receivables. These are not designated as hedging instruments. The notional amount of these contracts was $17,358 as of January 1, 2012. Changes in the fair value of these agreements of $133 and ($1,354) during the third quarter and nine months of fiscal 2012, respectively, have been recorded in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income in other (income) expense, net.

Presented below in tabular form is information on the location and amounts of derivative fair values in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets and derivative gains and losses in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income:

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2011


		Asset Derivatives					Liability Derivatives
		January 1, 2012		March 31, 2011			January 1, 2012		March 31, 2011
Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Fair Value

Lead hedge contracts	Prepaid and other current assets	$	805	$	9,575	Accrued expenses	$	—	$	—

Foreign currency forward contracts	Prepaid and other current assets		588		—	Accrued expenses		—		2,591


Total		$	1,393	$	9,575		$	—	$	2,591

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2011


		Liability Derivatives
		January 1, 2012		March 31, 2011
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Fair Value

Interest rate swap agreements	Accrued expenses	$	3,116	$	—

Interest rate swap agreements	Other liabilities		1,367		5,847

Foreign currency forward contracts	Accrued expenses		1,053		—


Total		$	5,536	$	5,847

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income

For the quarters ended January 1, 2012 and January 2, 2011


Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Amount of Pretax Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)				Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)	Amount of Pretax Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI (Effective Portion)
	January 1, 2012		January 2, 2011			January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011
Interest rate swap agreements	$	—	$	291	Interest expense	$	—		$	(1,816	)
Lead hedge forward contracts		2,210		5,251	Cost of goods sold		1,752			6,375
Foreign currency forward contracts		964		352	Cost of goods sold		(478	)		(1,422	)


Total	$	3,174	$	5,894		$	1,274		$	3,137

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income

For the nine months ended January 1, 2012 and January 2, 2011


Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Amount of Pretax Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)						Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)	Amount of Pretax Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI (Effective Portion)
	January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011				January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011
Interest rate swap agreements	$	—		$	(2,825	)	Interest expense	$	—		$	(5,637	)
Lead hedge forward contracts		(9,938	)		7,125		Cost of goods sold		4,554			2,533
Foreign currency forward contracts		(964	)		(914	)	Cost of goods sold		(4,588	)		915


Total	$	(10,902	)	$	3,386			$	(34	)	$	(2,189	)

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income

For the quarters ended January 1, 2012 and January 2, 2011


Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Relationships	Amount of Pretax Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives (Ineffective Portion)				Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives (Ineffective Portion)
	January 1, 2012		January 2, 2011

Interest rate swap agreements	$	118	$	—	Other (income) expense, net


Total	$	118	$	—

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income

For the nine months ended January 1, 2012 and January 2, 2011


Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Relationships	Amount of Pretax Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives (Ineffective Portion)					Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives (Ineffective Portion)
	January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011

Interest rate swap agreements	$	(763	)	$	—	Other (income) expense, net


Total	$	(763	)	$	—

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income

For the quarters ended January 1, 2012 and January 2, 2011


Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Relationships	Amount of Pretax Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives				Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives
	January 1, 2012		January 2, 2011

Foreign currency forward contracts	$	133	$	—	Other (income) expense, net


Total	$	133	$	—

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income

For the nine months ended January 1, 2012 and January 2, 2011


Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Relationships	Amount of Pretax Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives					Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives
	January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011

Foreign currency forward contracts	$	(1,354	)	$	—	Other (income) expense, net


Total	$	(1,354	)	$	—

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the entity's entire derivative instruments and hedging activities. Describes an entity's risk management strategies, derivatives in hedging activities and non-hedging derivative instruments, the assets, obligations, liabilities, revenues and expenses arising therefrom, and the amounts of and methodologies and assumptions used in determining the amounts of such items.

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Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Jan. 01, 2012
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Income Taxes	6. Income Taxes The Company's income tax provisions for all periods consist of federal, state and foreign income taxes. The tax provisions for the third quarters of fiscal 2012 and 2011 were based on the estimated effective tax rates applicable for the full years ending March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2011, respectively, after giving effect to items specifically related to the interim periods. The effective income tax rates for the third quarters of fiscal 2012 and 2011 were 23.0% and 21.6%, respectively. The effective income tax rates for the nine months of 2012 and 2011 were 24.3% and 25.6%, respectively. The rate increase in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 as compared to the prior year quarter and the rate decrease in the nine months of fiscal 2012 as compared to the comparable prior year period is primarily due to changes in the mix of earnings among tax jurisdictions and the release of tax liabilities related to the expiration of statutes in certain jurisdictions in all of the periods referenced.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 08
-Paragraph h
-Article 4

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 109
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Warranties

9 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Warranties [Abstract]

Warranties

7. Warranties

The Company provides for estimated product warranty expenses when the related products are sold, with related liabilities included within accrued expenses. Warranty estimates are forecasts that are based on the best available information, primarily historical claims experience, and claims costs may differ from amounts provided. An analysis of changes in the liability for product warranties is as follows:


	Quarter ended						Nine months ended
	January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011			January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011

Balance at beginning of period	$	38,025		$	33,220		$	36,006		$	31,739
Current period provisions		4,908			3,684			17,038			12,615
Costs incurred		(4,654	)		(4,550	)		(14,083	)		(12,587	)
Foreign exchange and other		(256	)		(113	)		(938	)		474

Balance at end of period	$	38,023		$	32,241		$	38,023		$	32,241

Commitments, Contingencies And Litigation	9 Months Ended
Commitments, Contingencies And Litigation	Jan. 01, 2012
Commitments, Contingencies And Litigation [Abstract]
Commitments, Contingencies And Litigation	8. Commitments, Contingencies and Litigation Litigation and Other Legal Matters The Company is involved in litigation incidental to the conduct of its business, the results of which, in the opinion of management, are not likely to be material to the Company's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows (see Note 19 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company's 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K). In fiscal 2009, the Court of Commerce in Lyon, France ruled that the Company was partially responsible for a fire in a French hotel under construction. The Company's portion of damages was assessed at €2,700 or $4,200, which was duly recorded and paid by the Company, but the ruling was appealed. In a subsequent ruling by the Court of Appeal of Lyon, France, the portion of damages was reduced, entitling the Company to a refund of the monies paid of €671 or $900, which was recorded and collected in the second quarter of fiscal 2012. The Company still has an appeal pending with the Supreme Court of France. Environmental Issues As a result of its operations, the Company is subject to various federal, state, and local, as well as international environmental laws and regulations and is exposed to the costs and risks of handling, processing, storing, transporting, and disposing of hazardous substances, especially lead and acid. The Company's operations are also subject to federal, state, local and international occupational safety and health regulations, including laws and regulations relating to exposure to lead in the workplace. As more fully described in Note 19 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company's 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company has potential environmental liabilities at its Sumter, South Carolina facility and has reserves of $3,017 at January 1, 2012, and $3,279 at March 31, 2011. Based on information available at this time, management believes that the Company's reserves are sufficient to satisfy its environmental liabilities. In September 2011, the Company's facility in Jiangsu Province, China, was closed by government authorities for an environmental review. After demonstrating compliance with the applicable environmental requirements, the government authorities allowed the plant to reopen in November 2011 on a conditional basis. Lead Contracts To stabilize its costs, the Company has entered into contracts with financial institutions to fix the price of lead. The vast majority of such contracts are for a period not extending beyond one year. Under these contracts, at January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2011, the Company has hedged the price to purchase 56,116 and 63,396 pounds of lead, respectively, for a total purchase price of $51,021 and $68,212, respectively. Foreign Currency Forward Contracts The Company quantifies and monitors its global foreign currency exposures. On a selective basis, the Company will enter into foreign currency forward and option contracts to reduce the volatility from currency movements that affect the Company. The maturity period of these contracts is less than one year. The Company's largest exposure is from the purchase and conversion of U.S. dollar based lead costs into local currencies in Europe. Additionally, the Company has currency exposures from intercompany and third party trade transactions. To hedge these exposures, the Company has entered into a total of $65,439 and $82,829, respectively, of foreign currency forward contracts with financial institutions as of January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2011. Interest Rate Swap Agreements The Company is exposed to changes in variable U.S. interest rates on borrowings under its credit agreements. On a selective basis, from time to time, the Company enters into interest rate swap agreements to reduce the negative impact that increases in interest rates could have on its outstanding variable rate debt. At January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2011, such agreements which expire between February 2013 and May 2013, converted $85,000 of variable-rate debt to a fixed-rate basis, utilizing the three-month LIBOR, as a floating rate reference. Fluctuations in LIBOR and fixed rates affect both the Company's net financial investment position and the amount of cash to be paid or received under these agreements.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for commitments and contingencies.

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Restructuring Plans

9 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Restructuring Plans [Abstract]

Restructuring Plans

9. Restructuring Plans

The Company has acquisition related restructuring plans and non-acquisition related restructuring plans and bases its restructuring accounting and disclosures on the applicable accounting guidance. As a result, charges to net earnings were made in the periods in which restructuring plan liabilities were incurred.

Acquisition related restructuring plan

In fiscal 2010, the Company acquired the stock of OEB Traction Batteries and certain operating assets and liabilities of the reserve power battery business of Accu Holding AG and its Swedish sales subsidiary (all collectively referred to as "Oerlikon"). The Company completed the process of closing the two manufacturing facilities of Oerlikon during the third quarter of fiscal 2011, which resulted in the reduction of approximately 105 employees. Based on commitments incurred to date, the Company recorded $3,815 in fiscal 2010 and 2011 in charges relating to this plan and $711 during the nine months of fiscal 2012. As of January 1, 2012, the reserve balance associated with these actions is $29. The Company expects to finalize this plan in fiscal 2012 and does not expect to record any significant additional restructuring charges in fiscal 2012 related to these actions.

A roll-forward of the acquisition related restructuring reserve is as follows:


	Employee Severance			Plant Closure and Other			Total
Balance at March 31, 2011	$	257		$	146		$	403
Accrued		81			630			711
Costs incurred		(321	)		(785	)		(1,106	)
Foreign currency impact and other		12			9			21


Balance at January 1, 2012	$	29		$	—		$	29

Non-acquisition related restructuring plans

In February and May 2009, the Company announced a plan to restructure certain of its European and American operations, which will result in a reduction of approximately 515 employees upon completion across its operations. These actions are primarily in Europe, the most significant of which was the closure of its leased Italian manufacturing facility and the opening of a new Italian distribution center. The Company estimates that the total charges for these actions will amount to approximately $33,000, which includes cash expenses of approximately $24,000, primarily for employee severance-related payments, and a non-cash charge of approximately $9,000, primarily for impairment of fixed assets. Based on commitments incurred to date, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $31,894 in fiscal 2009 through fiscal 2011, with $170 of additional charges offset by a favorable accrual adjustment of $203 during the nine months of fiscal 2012. The Company incurred $2,033 of costs during the nine months of fiscal 2012. As of January 1, 2012, the reserve balance associated with these actions is $317. The Company does not expect to record any significant additional restructuring charges in fiscal 2012 related to these actions.

During fiscal 2011, the Company announced a further restructuring of its European operations, which will result in the reduction of approximately 60 employees upon completion across its operations. The Company estimates that the total charges for these actions will amount to approximately $5,000, primarily from cash expenses for employee severance-related payments and site closure costs. Based on commitments incurred to date, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $3,830 in fiscal 2011, with $1,059 of additional charges, offset by a favorable accrual adjustment of $435 related to the fiscal 2011 plan recorded in the nine months of fiscal 2012. The Company incurred $1,316 of costs against the accrual during fiscal 2011, with an additional $2,450 of costs incurred during the nine months of fiscal 2012. As of January 1, 2012, the reserve balance associated with these actions is $626. The Company expects to be committed to an additional $900 of restructuring charges in fiscal 2012 related to these actions.

During fiscal 2012, the Company announced restructuring plans related to its operations in Europe, primarily consisting of the transfer of manufacturing of select products between certain of its manufacturing operations and restructuring of its selling, general and administrative operations, which is expected to result in the reduction of approximately 80 employees upon completion. The Company estimates that the total charges for these actions will amount to approximately $4,100, primarily from cash expenses for employee severance-related payments. During the nine months of fiscal 2012, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $1,450 and incurred $973 of costs against the accrual. As of January 1, 2012, the reserve balance associated with these actions is $446. The Company expects to be committed to an additional $2,700 of restructuring charges in fiscal 2012 related to these actions.

A roll-forward of the non-acquisition related restructuring reserve is as follows:


	Employee Severance
Balance at March 31, 2011	$	4,920

Accrual adjustment		(638	)
Accrued		2,679
Costs incurred		(5,456	)
Foreign currency impact and other		(116	)


Balance at January 1, 2012	$	1,389

- Definition

The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled.

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Debt

9 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Debt [Abstract]

Debt

10. Debt

The following summarizes the Company's long-term debt including capital lease obligations:


	January 1, 2012		March 31, 2011
3.375% Convertible Notes, net of discount, due 2038	$	146,612	$	141,837
2011 Credit Facility due 2016		100,000		100,000
China Term Loan due 2017		6,355		6,112
Capital lease obligations and other		1,031		2,291


		253,998		250,240
Less current portion		1,321		862


Total long-term debt and capital lease obligations	$	252,677	$	249,378

The Convertible Notes are represented by a liability component which is reported herein as long-term debt, net of discount and an equity component representing the convertible feature, which is included in additional paid-in-capital in EnerSys stockholders' equity.

The following represents the principal amount of the liability component, the unamortized discount, and the net carrying amount of our Convertible Notes as of January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2011, respectively:


	January 1, 2012			March 31, 2011

Principal	$	172,500		$	172,500
Unamortized discount		(25,888	)		(30,663	)

Net carrying amount	$	146,612		$	141,837

Carrying amount of equity component	$	29,850		$	29,850

As of January 1, 2012, the remaining discount will be amortized over a period of 41 months. The conversion price of the $172,500 in aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Notes is $40.60 per share and the number of shares on which the aggregate consideration to be delivered upon conversion is 4,248,761.

The effective interest rate on the liability component of the Convertible Notes was 8.50%. The amount of interest cost recognized for the amortization of the discount on the liability component of the Convertible Notes was $1,625 and $1,495, respectively, during the quarters ended January 1, 2012 and January 2, 2011 and $4,775 and $4,391, respectively, during the nine months ended January 1, 2012 and January 2, 2011.

Available Lines of Credit

As of January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2011, the Company had available and undrawn, under all its lines of credit, $343,012 and $356,447, respectively. Included in the January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2011 amounts are $82,084 and $95,049, respectively, of uncommitted lines of credit.

As of January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2011, the Company had $7,111 and $1,150, respectively, of standby letters of credit. As of January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2011, the Company had no bank guarantees.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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Retirement Plans

9 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Retirement Plans [Abstract]

Retirement Plans

11. Retirement Plans

The following tables present the components of the Company's net periodic benefit cost related to its defined benefit pension plans:

		3.8 - 6.0			3.8 - 6.0			3.8 - 6.0			3.8 - 6.0
	United States Plans						International Plans
	Quarter ended						Quarter ended
	January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011			January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011

Service cost	$	73		$	60		$	137		$	144
Interest cost		168			161			610			625
Expected return on plan assets		(177	)		(156	)		(437	)		(407	)
Amortization and deferral		61			68			6			4

Net periodic benefit cost	$	125		$	133		$	316		$	366

		3 .8 -6.0			3 .8 -6.0			3 .8 -6.0			3 .8 -6.0
	United States Plans						International Plans
	Nine months ended						Nine months ended
	January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011			January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011

Service cost	$	213		$	190		$	490		$	420
Interest cost		500			484			1,898			1,834
Expected return on plan assets		(529	)		(468	)		(1,344	)		(1,201	)
Amortization and deferral		177			181			19			12

Net periodic benefit cost	$	361		$	387		$	1,063		$	1,065

Significant assumptions used to determine the net periodic benefit cost for the US and international plans were as follows:

	3.8 - 6.0	3.8 - 6.0	3.8 - 6.0	3.8 - 6.0
	United States Plans		International Plans
	Nine months ended		Nine months ended
	January 1, 2012	January 2, 2011	January 1, 2012	January 2, 2011

Discount rate	5.7%	6.5%	4.0 - 5.5%	3.8 - 6.0%
Expected return on plan assets	8.0%	8.0%	5.5 - 7.0%	5.5 - 7.0%
Rate of compensation increase	N/A	N/A	2.0 - 4.0%	2.0 - 3.5%

The Company anticipates contributing approximately $2,349 to its defined benefit pension plans in fiscal 2012, based on current actuarial information. The Company has defined contribution plans covering all U.S. based employees who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement and substantially all UK employees, both direct and salaried.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for pension and other postretirement benefits.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 132R
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Stock-Based Compensation	9 Months Ended
Stock-Based Compensation	Jan. 01, 2012
Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract]
Stock-Based Compensation	12. Stock-Based Compensation As of January 1, 2012, the Company maintains the EnerSys 2010 Equity Incentive Plan ("2010 EIP") for the grant of various types of equity awards including nonqualified stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, market share units and other forms of equity-based compensation. As of January 1, 2012, the Company had 2,875,120 shares available for future grants. The Company recognized equity-based compensation expense associated with its equity incentive plans of $3,030, with a related tax benefit of $748, for the third quarter of fiscal 2012, and $2,367 with a related tax benefit of $511, for the third quarter of fiscal 2011. The Company recognized equity-based compensation expense associated with its equity incentive plans of $8,764, with a related tax benefit of $2,194, for the nine months of fiscal 2012, and $6,694 with a related tax benefit of $1,726, for the nine months of fiscal 2011. As of January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2011, unrecognized compensation expense associated with unvested equity incentive awards outstanding was $21,713 and $15,403, respectively. The January 1, 2012 unrecognized compensation expense amount is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 22 months. Common stock activity for the nine months of fiscal 2012 included the exercise of 130,698 options and the vesting of 258,533 restricted stock units and for the comparable period in fiscal 2011 included the exercise of 1,332,198 options and the vesting of 176,149 restricted stock units. Net cash received, reflecting the cost of equity awards surrendered for option price and withholding taxes were $250 and $16,900, respectively, for the nine months of fiscal 2012 and 2011. In the nine months of fiscal 2012, the Company granted to management and other key employees 137,368 restricted stock units, and 224,397 market share units. In the nine months of fiscal 2011, the Company granted to management and other key employees 308,460 restricted stock units and 124,093 market share units. As of January 1, 2012 there were 730,081 non-qualified stock options, 614,610 restricted stock units and 346,563 market share units outstanding. At March 31, 2011, there were 860,779 non-qualified stock options, 741,299 restricted stock units and 124,093 market share units outstanding.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of components of a stock option or other award plan under which equity-based compensation is awarded to employees, typically comprised of the amount of unearned compensation (deferred compensation cost), compensation expense, and changes in the quantity and fair value of the shares (or other type of equity) granted, exercised, forfeited, and issued and outstanding pertaining to that plan. Disclosure may also include nature and general terms of such arrangements that existed during the period and potential effects of those arrangements on shareholders, effect of compensation cost arising from equity-based payment arrangements on the income statement, method of estimating the fair value of the goods or services received, or the fair value of the equity instruments granted, during the period, cash flow effects resulting from equity-based payment arrangements and, for registrants that accelerate vesting of out of the money share options, reasons for the decision to accelerate.

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Stockholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

13. Stockholders' Equity

Common Stock

The following demonstrates the change in the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding during the nine months ended January 1, 2012:


Shares outstanding as of March 31, 2011	50,034,353
Repurchase of common shares	(2,646,885	)
Shares issued as part of equity-based compensation plans, net of equity awards surrendered for option price and taxes	340,337

Shares outstanding as of January 1, 2012	47,727,805

Treasury Stock

During the nine months ended January 1, 2012, the Company purchased 2,646,885 shares of its common stock for $58,383 from institutional shareholders.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income are as follows:


	March 31, 2011			Before-Tax Amount			Tax Benefit (Expense)		Net-of-Tax Amount			January 1, 2012

Pension funded status adjustment	$	(3,512	)	$	121		$	—	$	121		$	(3,391	)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments		4,436			(10,868	)		3,985		(6,883	)		(2,447	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		114,256			(55,976	)		—		(55,976	)		58,280


Accumulated other comprehensive income	$	115,180		$	(66,723	)	$	3,985	$	(62,738	)	$	52,442

- Definition

The entire disclosure for shareholders' equity, comprised of portions attributable to the parent entity and noncontrolling interest, if any, including other comprehensive income (as applicable). Including, but not limited to: (1) balances of common stock, preferred stock, additional paid-in capital, other capital and retained earnings; (2) accumulated balance for each classification of other comprehensive income and total amount of comprehensive income; (3) amount and nature of changes in separate accounts, including the number of shares authorized and outstanding, number of shares issued upon exercise and conversion, and for other comprehensive income, the adjustments for reclassifications to net income; (4) rights and privileges of each class of stock authorized; (5) basis of treasury stock, if other than cost, and amounts paid and accounting treatment for treasury stock purchased significantly in excess of market; (6) dividends paid or payable per share and in the aggregate for each class of stock for each period presented; (7) dividend restrictions and accumulated preferred dividends in arrears (in aggregate and per share amount); (8) retained earnings appropriations or restrictions, such as dividend restrictions; (9) impact of change in accounting principle, initial adoption of new accounting principle and correction of an error in previously issued financial statements; (10) shares held in trust for Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP); (11) deferred compensation related to issuance of capital stock; (12) note received for issuance of stock; (13) unamortized discount on shares; (14) description, terms, and number of warrants or rights outstanding; (15) shares under subscription and subscription receivables, effective date of new retained earnings after quasi-reorganization and deficit eliminated by quasi-reorganization and, for a period of at least ten years after the effective date, the point in time from which the new retained dates; and (16) retroactive effective of subsequent change in capital structure.

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Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

14. Earnings Per Share

Net earnings per common share—basic is based on the weighted average number of shares of the Company's common stock outstanding. Net earnings per common share—diluted gives effect to all potentially dilutive common shares that were outstanding during the period. As of January 1, 2012 and January 2, 2011, the Company had outstanding stock options, market share units and restricted stock units that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share in the future. Weighted average common shares—basic and common shares—diluted were as follows:


	Quarter ended				Nine months ended
	January 1, 2012		January 2, 2011		January 1, 2012		January 2, 2011

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding—basic		47,704,567		49,564,495		49,075,629		49,168,320
Assumed exercise and lapse of equity awards, net of shares assumed reacquired		341,333		767,059		431,418		672,037


Weighted average common shares—diluted		48,045,900		50,331,554		49,507,047		49,840,357

Anti-dilutive equity awards not included in weighted average common shares—diluted		523,445		250,559		455,896		390,669

The aggregate number of common shares that the Company could be obligated to issue upon conversion of its Convertible Notes that the Company sold in May 2008, is 4,248,761. It is the Company's current intent to settle the principal amount of any conversions in cash, and any additional conversion consideration in cash, shares of the Company's common stock or a combination of cash and shares. No contingent shares were included in diluted shares outstanding during the third quarter of fiscal 2012 and 2011, as the specified conversion price exceeded the average market price of the Company's common stock, and the inclusion of contingent shares would have been anti-dilutive.

Business Segments

9 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Business Segments [Abstract]

Business Segments

15. Business Segments

The Company has three reportable business segments based on geographic regions, defined as follows:

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Americas, which includes North and South America, with segment headquarters in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA,

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Europe, which includes Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with segment headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, and

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Asia, which includes Asia, Australia and Oceania, with segment headquarters in Singapore.

The following table provides selected financial data for the Company's reportable business segments and product lines:


	Quarter ended						Nine months ended
	January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011			January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011
Net sales by segment to unaffiliated customers
Europe	$	247,557		$	236,403		$	745,886		$	632,263
Americas		281,210			224,602			792,688			651,442
Asia		45,479			47,591			152,041			132,703


Total net sales	$	574,246		$	508,596		$	1,690,615		$	1,416,408


Intersegment sales
Europe	$	22,437		$	13,370		$	51,856		$	42,881
Americas		7,298			10,549			27,498			34,100
Asia		6,297			4,014			13,352			19,024


Total intersegment sales	$	36,032		$	27,933		$	92,706		$	96,005


Operating earnings by segment
Europe	$	16,292		$	15,927		$	45,026		$	35,122
Americas		35,657			31,008			94,671			91,086
Asia		3,268			3,139			7,087			9,315
Legal proceedings settlement income (Europe)		—			—			900			—
Restructuring charges (Europe)		(1,440	)		(1,754	)		(2,752	)		(5,227	)


Total operating earnings ⁽¹⁾	$	53,777		$	48,320		$	144,932		$	130,296

⁽¹⁾	The Company does not allocate interest expense or other (income) expense to the reportable segments.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
Subsequent Events	Jan. 01, 2012
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	16. Subsequent Events The Company evaluated all subsequent events through the date that the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements were issued. No material subsequent events have occurred since January 1, 2012 that required recognition or disclosure in the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

Inventories (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Inventories [Abstract]

Summary Of Inventories


	January 1, 2012		March 31, 2011

Raw materials	$	101,477	$	92,928
Work-in-process		105,699		100,261
Finished goods		142,429		141,814

Total	$	349,605	$	335,003

Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Fair Value Of Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Financial Assets And (Liabilities), Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis


	Total Fair Value Measurement January 1, 2012			Quoted Price in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Interest rate swap agreements	$	(4,483	)	$	—	$	(4,483	)	$	—
Lead forward contracts		805			—		805			—
Foreign currency forward contracts		(465	)		—		(465	)		—

Total derivatives	$	(4,143	)	$	—	$	(4,143	)	$	—


	Total Fair Value Measurement March 31, 2011			Quoted Price in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Interest rate swap agreements	$	(5,847	)	$	—	$	(5,847	)	$	—
Lead forward contracts		9,575			—		9,575			—
Foreign currency forward contracts		(2,591	)		—		(2,591	)		—

Total derivatives	$	1,137		$	—	$	1,137		$	—

Carrying Amounts And Estimated Fair Values Of Company's Financial Instruments


	January 1, 2012						March 31, 2011
	Carrying Amount			Fair Value			Carrying Amount			Fair Value
Financial assets:
Derivatives ⁽¹⁾	$	805		$	805		$	9,575		$	9,575

Financial liabilities:
Convertible Notes	$	146,612	⁽²⁾	$	172,500	⁽³⁾	$	141,837	⁽²⁾	$	215,625	⁽³⁾
Derivatives ⁽¹⁾		4,948			4,948			8,438			8,438

⁽¹⁾	Represents interest rate swap agreements, lead and foreign currency hedges (see Note 5 for asset and liability positions of the interest rate swap agreements, lead and foreign currency hedges at January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2011).

⁽²⁾	The carrying amounts of the Convertible Notes at January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2011 represent the $172,500 principal value, less the unamortized debt discount (see Note 10).

⁽³⁾	The fair value amounts of the Convertible Notes at January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2011 represent the trading values of the Convertible Notes with a principal value of $172,500.

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Tabular disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments, assets, and liabilities. Such certain disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate) and (2) the methodology and assumptions used in developing such estimates of fair value.

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Tabular disclosure of the fair value measurement of assets and liabilities which includes [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity. Such assets and liabilities may be measured on a recurring or nonrecurring basis. The disclosures which may be required or desired include: (1) for assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis, disclosure may include: (a) the fair value measurements at the reporting date; (b) the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3); (c) for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, separately presenting changes during the period attributable to the following: (i) total gains or losses for the period (realized and unrealized), segregating those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets), and a description of where those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) are reported in the statement of income (or activities); (ii) purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net); (iii) transfers in and transfers out of Level 3 (for example, transfers due to changes in the observability of significant inputs); (d) the amount of the total gains or losses for the period in subparagraph (c) (i) above included in earnings (or changes in net assets) that are attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to those assets and liabilities still held at the reporting date and a description of where those unrealized gains or losses are reported in the statement of income (or activities); (e) the valuation technique(s) used to measure fair value and a discussion of changes in valuation techniques, if any, during the period and (2) for assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis (for example, impaired assets) disclosure may include, in addition to (a) above: (a) the reasons for the fair value measurements recorded; (b) the same as (b) above; (c) for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a description of the inputs and the information used to develop the inputs; and (d) the valuation technique(s) used to measure fair value and a discussion of changes, if any, in the valuation technique(s) used to measure similar assets and/or liabilities in prior periods. Where the quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available, the Level 1 input is the quoted price of an identical liability when traded as an asset.

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Derivative Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Fair Value Of Derivative Instruments Designated As Hedging Instruments In The Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets


		Asset Derivatives					Liability Derivatives
		January 1, 2012		March 31, 2011			January 1, 2012		March 31, 2011
Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Fair Value

Lead hedge contracts	Prepaid and other current assets	$	805	$	9,575	Accrued expenses	$	—	$	—

Foreign currency forward contracts	Prepaid and other current assets		588		—	Accrued expenses		—		2,591


Total		$	1,393	$	9,575		$	—	$	2,591

Fair Value Of Derivative Instruments


		Liability Derivatives
		January 1, 2012		March 31, 2011
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Fair Value

Interest rate swap agreements	Accrued expenses	$	3,116	$	—

Interest rate swap agreements	Other liabilities		1,367		5,847

Foreign currency forward contracts	Accrued expenses		1,053		—


Total		$	5,536	$	5,847

The Effect Of Derivative Instruments On Consolidated Condensed Statements Of Income

For the quarters ended January 1, 2012 and January 2, 2011


Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Amount of Pretax Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)				Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)	Amount of Pretax Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI (Effective Portion)
	January 1, 2012		January 2, 2011			January 1, 2012		January 2, 2011
Interest rate swap agreements	$	0	$	291	Interest expense	$	0	$	(1,816	)
Lead hedge forward contracts		0		5,251	Cost of goods sold		0		6,375
Foreign currency forward contracts		0		352	Cost of goods sold		0		(1,422	)


Total	$	0	$	5,894		$	0	$	3,137

For the nine months ended January 1, 2012 and January 2, 2011


Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Amount of Pretax Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)					Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)	Amount of Pretax Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI (Effective Portion)
	January 1, 2012		January 2, 2011				January 1, 2012		January 2, 2011
Interest rate swap agreements	$	0	$	(2,825	)	Interest expense	$	0	$	(5,637	)
Lead hedge forward contracts		0		7,125		Cost of goods sold		0		2,533
Foreign currency forward contracts		0		(914	)	Cost of goods sold		0		915


Total	$	0	$	3,386			$	0	$	(2,189	)

Effect Of Derivative Instruments

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income

For the quarters ended January 1, 2012 and January 2, 2011


Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Relationships	Amount of Pretax Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives (Ineffective Portion)				Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives (Ineffective Portion)
	January 1, 2012		January 2, 2011

Interest rate swap agreements	$	118	$	—	Other (income) expense, net


Total	$	118	$	—

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income

For the nine months ended January 1, 2012 and January 2, 2011


Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Relationships	Amount of Pretax Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives (Ineffective Portion)					Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives (Ineffective Portion)
	January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011

Interest rate swap agreements	$	(763	)	$	—	Other (income) expense, net


Total	$	(763	)	$	—

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income

For the quarters ended January 1, 2012 and January 2, 2011


Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Relationships	Amount of Pretax Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives				Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives
	January 1, 2012		January 2, 2011

Foreign currency forward contracts	$	133	$	—	Other (income) expense, net


Total	$	133	$	—

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income

For the nine months ended January 1, 2012 and January 2, 2011


Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Relationships	Amount of Pretax Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives					Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives
	January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011

Foreign currency forward contracts	$	(1,354	)	$	—	Other (income) expense, net


Total	$	(1,354	)	$	—

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of pertinent information about a derivative or group of derivatives on a disaggregated basis, such as for individual instruments, or small groups of similar instruments. May include a combination of the type of instrument, risks being hedged, notional amount, hedge designation, related hedged item, inception date, maturity date, or other relevant item.

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Warranties (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Warranties [Abstract]

Analysis Of Changes In Liability For Product Warranties


	Quarter ended						Nine months ended
	January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011			January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011

Balance at beginning of period	$	38,025		$	33,220		$	36,006		$	31,739
Current period provisions		4,908			3,684			17,038			12,615
Costs incurred		(4,654	)		(4,550	)		(14,083	)		(12,587	)
Foreign exchange and other		(256	)		(113	)		(938	)		474

Balance at end of period	$	38,023		$	32,241		$	38,023		$	32,241

Restructuring Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]

Acquisition And Non-Acquisition Related Restructuring Reserve


	Employee Severance			Plant Closure and Other			Total
Balance at March 31, 2011	$	257		$	146		$	403
Accrued		81			630			711
Costs incurred		(321	)		(785	)		(1,106	)
Foreign currency impact and other		12			9			21


Balance at January 1, 2012	$	29		$	—		$	29

Non-Acquisition Related Restructuring Reserve [Member]

Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]

Acquisition And Non-Acquisition Related Restructuring Reserve


	Employee Severance
Balance at March 31, 2011	$	4,920

Accrual adjustment		(638	)
Accrued		2,679
Costs incurred		(5,456	)
Foreign currency impact and other		(116	)


Balance at January 1, 2012	$	1,389

Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Debt [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations


	January 1, 2012		March 31, 2011
3.375% Convertible Notes, net of discount, due 2038	$	146,612	$	141,837
2011 Credit Facility due 2016		100,000		100,000
China Term Loan due 2017		6,355		6,112
Capital lease obligations and other		1,031		2,291


		253,998		250,240
Less current portion		1,321		862


Total long-term debt and capital lease obligations	$	252,677	$	249,378

Components Of Net Carrying Amount Of Convertible Notes


	January 1, 2012			March 31, 2011

Principal	$	172,500		$	172,500
Unamortized discount		(25,888	)		(30,663	)

Net carrying amount	$	146,612		$	141,837

Carrying amount of equity component	$	29,850		$	29,850

Retirement Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Retirement Plans [Abstract]

Net Periodic Benefit Cost Related To Defined Benefit Pension Plans

		3.8 - 6.0			3.8 - 6.0			3.8 - 6.0			3.8 - 6.0
	United States Plans						International Plans
	Quarter ended						Quarter ended
	January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011			January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011

Service cost	$	73		$	60		$	137		$	144
Interest cost		168			161			610			625
Expected return on plan assets		(177	)		(156	)		(437	)		(407	)
Amortization and deferral		61			68			6			4

Net periodic benefit cost	$	125		$	133		$	316		$	366

		3 .8 -6.0			3 .8 -6.0			3 .8 -6.0			3 .8 -6.0
	United States Plans						International Plans
	Nine months ended						Nine months ended
	January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011			January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011

Service cost	$	213		$	190		$	490		$	420
Interest cost		500			484			1,898			1,834
Expected return on plan assets		(529	)		(468	)		(1,344	)		(1,201	)
Amortization and deferral		177			181			19			12

Net periodic benefit cost	$	361		$	387		$	1,063		$	1,065

Significant Assumptions Used To Determine The Net Periodic Benefit Cost

	3.8 - 6.0	3.8 - 6.0	3.8 - 6.0	3.8 - 6.0
	United States Plans		International Plans
	Nine months ended		Nine months ended
	January 1, 2012	January 2, 2011	January 1, 2012	January 2, 2011

Discount rate	5.7%	6.5%	4.0 - 5.5%	3.8 - 6.0%
Expected return on plan assets	8.0%	8.0%	5.5 - 7.0%	5.5 - 7.0%
Rate of compensation increase	N/A	N/A	2.0 - 4.0%	2.0 - 3.5%

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of one or more of the entity's defined benefit pension plans or one or more other defined benefit postretirement plans, separately for pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans including the entity's schedule of fair value of plan assets for defined benefit or other postretirement plans.

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Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]

Change In Number Of Shares Of Common Stock Outstanding


Shares outstanding as of March 31, 2011	50,034,353
Repurchase of common shares	(2,646,885	)
Shares issued as part of equity-based compensation plans, net of equity awards surrendered for option price and taxes	340,337

Shares outstanding as of January 1, 2012	47,727,805

Components Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income


	March 31, 2011			Before-Tax Amount			Tax Benefit (Expense)		Net-of-Tax Amount			January 1, 2012

Pension funded status adjustment	$	(3,512	)	$	121		$	—	$	121		$	(3,391	)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments		4,436			(10,868	)		3,985		(6,883	)		(2,447	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		114,256			(55,976	)		—		(55,976	)		58,280


Accumulated other comprehensive income	$	115,180		$	(66,723	)	$	3,985	$	(62,738	)	$	52,442

Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Weighted Average Common Shares-Basic And Common Shares-Diluted


	Quarter ended				Nine months ended
	January 1, 2012		January 2, 2011		January 1, 2012		January 2, 2011

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding—basic		47,704,567		49,564,495		49,075,629		49,168,320
Assumed exercise and lapse of equity awards, net of shares assumed reacquired		341,333		767,059		431,418		672,037


Weighted average common shares—diluted		48,045,900		50,331,554		49,507,047		49,840,357

Anti-dilutive equity awards not included in weighted average common shares—diluted		523,445		250,559		455,896		390,669

Business Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 02, 2011

Business Segments [Abstract]

Schedule Of Financial Data For Company's Reportable Business Segments And Product Lines

The following table provides selected financial data for the Company's reportable business segments and product lines:


	Quarter ended						Nine months ended
	January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011			January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011
Net sales by segment to unaffiliated customers
Europe	$	247,557		$	236,403		$	745,886		$	632,263
Americas		281,210			224,602			792,688			651,442
Asia		45,479			47,591			152,041			132,703


Total net sales	$	574,246		$	508,596		$	1,690,615		$	1,416,408


Intersegment sales
Europe	$	22,437		$	13,370		$	51,856		$	42,881
Americas		7,298			10,549			27,498			34,100
Asia		6,297			4,014			13,352			19,024


Total intersegment sales	$	36,032		$	27,933		$	92,706		$	96,005


Operating earnings by segment
Europe	$	16,292		$	15,927		$	45,026		$	35,122
Americas		35,657			31,008			94,671			91,086
Asia		3,268			3,139			7,087			9,315
Legal proceedings settlement income (Europe)		—			—			900			—
Restructuring charges (Europe)		(1,440	)		(1,754	)		(2,752	)		(5,227	)


Total operating earnings ⁽¹⁾	$	53,777		$	48,320		$	144,932		$	130,296

⁽¹⁾	The Company does not allocate interest expense or other (income) expense to the reportable segments.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands	Jan. 01, 2012 USD ($)
Acquisitions [Abstract]
Number of acquisitions	3
Combined net purchase price	$ 19,936

Inventories (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 01, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Inventories [Abstract]
Inventory reserves for obsolescence and other estimated losses	$ 17,483	$ 15,052

- Definition

The amount of the valuation account as of the balance sheet date which reduces the carrying amount of inventory to net realizable value; takes into consideration such factors as market value, excessive quantities based on expected sales, technological obsolescence, and shrinkage. May also provide for estimated product returns or price concessions pertaining to product cost.

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-Name Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB)
-Number 43
-Chapter 3
-Section A
-Paragraph 9
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-Article 12

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-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.6(a))
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+ Details

Inventories (Summary Of Inventories) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 01, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Inventories [Abstract]
Raw materials	$ 101,477	$ 92,928
Work-in-process	105,699	100,261
Finished goods	142,429	141,814
Total	$ 349,605	$ 335,003

Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details) $ / shares in Units, ¥ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2012 CNY (¥) $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2011 USD ($) $ / shares	Jan. 01, 2012 USD ($) $ / shares
Convertible Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Trading of convertible notes, face value, disclosed as a percentage	100.00%	125.00%
Face value of debt instrument \| $		$ 172,500,000	$ 172,500,000
Unamortized discount \| $		$ 30,663,000	$ 25,888,000
Price of stock per share when convertible notes were issued \| $ / shares		$ 30.19
Closing price of stock \| $ / shares	$ 25.97
Conversion option price per share \| $ / shares			$ 40.60
2011 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| $			$ 350,000,000
China Term Loan [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 75,000		$ 11,900,000

Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Financial Assets And (Liabilities), Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 01, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total derivatives	$ (4,143)	$ 1,137
Quoted Price In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total derivatives
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total derivatives	(4,143)	1,137
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total derivatives
Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total derivatives	(4,483)	(5,847)
Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member] \| Quoted Price In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total derivatives
Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member] \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total derivatives	(4,483)	(5,847)
Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total derivatives
Lead Hedge Forward Contracts [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total derivatives	805	9,575
Lead Hedge Forward Contracts [Member] \| Quoted Price In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total derivatives
Lead Hedge Forward Contracts [Member] \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total derivatives	805	9,575
Lead Hedge Forward Contracts [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total derivatives
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total derivatives	(465)	(2,591)
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member] \| Quoted Price In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total derivatives
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member] \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total derivatives	(465)	(2,591)
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total derivatives

Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Carrying Amounts And Estimated Fair Values Of Company's Financial Instruments) (Details) - USD ($)

Jan. 01, 2012

Mar. 31, 2011

Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]

Derivatives assets, Carrying Amount

^[1]

$ 805,000

$ 9,575,000

Derivatives assets, Fair Value

^[1]

805,000

9,575,000

Derivatives liabilities, Carrying Amount

^[1]

4,948,000

8,438,000

Derivatives liabilities, Fair Value

^[1]

4,948,000

8,438,000

Convertible Notes [Member]

Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]

Convertible Notes, Carrying Amount

^[2]

146,612,000

141,837,000

Convertible Notes, Fair Value

^[3]

172,500,000

215,625,000

Face value of debt instrument

$ 172,500,000

[1]	Represents interest rate swap agreements, lead and foreign currency hedges (see Note 5 for asset and liability positions of the interest rate swap agreements, lead and foreign currency hedges at January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2011).
[2]	The carrying amounts of the Convertible Notes at January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2011 represent the $172,500 principal value, less the unamortized debt discount (see Note 10).
[3]	The fair value amounts of the Convertible Notes at January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2011 represent the trading values of the Convertible Notes with a principal value of $172,500.

Derivative Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Interest rate swap agreements converted into fixed rate basis	$ 85,000		$ 85,000		$ 85,000
Foreign currency forward contracts	48,081		48,081		82,829
Lead Hedge Forward Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional amount	51,021		51,021		$ 68,212
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Change in fair value recorded in other (income) expense, net	133		(1,354)
Notional amount	17,358		17,358
Cost Of Goods Sold [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative gain (loss) to be recorded in income within 12 months, before tax			$ (3,915)
Minimum [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, maturity date			Feb. 01, 2013
Maximum [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, maturity date			May 01, 2013
Not Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Change in fair value recorded in other (income) expense, net	118		$ (763)
Not Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Income Expense [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Change in fair value recorded in other (income) expense, net	$ 118		$ (763)

Derivative Financial Instruments (Fair Value Of Derivative Instruments Designated As Hedging Instruments In The Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Jan. 01, 2012

Mar. 31, 2011

Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]

Derivatives assets, Fair Value

^[1]

$ 805

$ 9,575

Derivatives liabilities, Fair Value

^[1]

4,948

8,438

Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member]

Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]

Derivatives assets, Fair Value

1,393

9,575

Derivatives liabilities, Fair Value

2,591

Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member] | Prepaid And Other Current Assets [Member] | Lead Hedge Forward Contracts [Member]

Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]

Derivatives assets, Fair Value

805

9,575

Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member] | Prepaid And Other Current Assets [Member] | Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member]

Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]

Derivatives assets, Fair Value

588

Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member] | Accrued Expenses [Member] | Lead Hedge Forward Contracts [Member]

Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]

Derivatives liabilities, Fair Value

Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member] | Accrued Expenses [Member] | Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member]

Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]

Derivatives liabilities, Fair Value

$ 2,591

[1]	Represents interest rate swap agreements, lead and foreign currency hedges (see Note 5 for asset and liability positions of the interest rate swap agreements, lead and foreign currency hedges at January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2011).

Derivative Financial Instruments (Fair Value Of Derivative Instruments) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Jan. 01, 2012

Mar. 31, 2011

Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]

Derivatives assets, Fair Value

^[1]

$ 805

$ 9,575

Derivatives liabilities, Fair Value

^[1]

4,948

8,438

Not Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member]

Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]

Derivatives liabilities, Fair Value

5,536

5,847

Not Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member] | Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member]

Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]

Derivatives liabilities, Fair Value

1,367

$ 5,847

Not Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member] | Accrued Expenses [Member] | Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member]

Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]

Derivatives liabilities, Fair Value

3,116

Not Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member] | Accrued Expenses [Member] | Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member]

Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]

Derivatives liabilities, Fair Value

$ 1,053

[1]	Represents interest rate swap agreements, lead and foreign currency hedges (see Note 5 for asset and liability positions of the interest rate swap agreements, lead and foreign currency hedges at January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2011).

Derivative Financial Instruments (The Effect Of Derivative Instruments On The Consolidated Condensed Statements Of Income) (Details) - Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Amount of Pretax Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)	$ 3,174	$ 5,894	$ (10,902)	$ 3,386
Amount of Pretax Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI (Effective Portion)	1,274	3,137	(34)	(2,189)
Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Amount of Pretax Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)		291		(2,825)
Lead Hedge Forward Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Amount of Pretax Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)	2,210	5,251	(9,938)	7,125
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Amount of Pretax Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)	964	352	(964)	(914)
Interest Expense [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Amount of Pretax Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI (Effective Portion)		(1,816)		(5,637)
Cost Of Goods Sold [Member] \| Lead Hedge Forward Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Amount of Pretax Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI (Effective Portion)	1,752	6,375	4,554	2,533
Cost Of Goods Sold [Member] \| Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Amount of Pretax Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI (Effective Portion)	$ (478)	$ (1,422)	$ (4,588)	$ 915

Derivative Financial Instruments (Effect Of Derivative Instruments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011
Not Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Amount of Pretax Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives (Ineffective Portion)	$ 118		$ (763)
Amount of Pretax Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	133		(1,354)
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Amount of Pretax Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives (Ineffective Portion)	133		(1,354)
Other Income Expense [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member] \| Not Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Amount of Pretax Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives (Ineffective Portion)	118		(763)
Other Income Expense [Member] \| Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member] \| Not Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Amount of Pretax Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	$ 133		$ (1,354)

Income Taxes (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details)	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Effective income tax rates	23.00%	21.60%	24.30%	25.60%

Warranties (Analysis Of Changes In Liability For Product Warranties) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011
Warranties [Abstract]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 38,025	$ 33,220	$ 36,006	$ 31,739
Current period provisions	4,908	3,684	17,038	12,615
Costs incurred	(4,654)	(4,550)	(14,083)	(12,587)
Foreign exchange and other	(256)	(113)	(938)	474
Balance at end of period	$ 38,023	$ 32,241	$ 38,023	$ 32,241

Commitments, Contingencies And Litigation (Details) € in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2011 EUR (€)	Oct. 02, 2011 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2012 USD ($) lb	Mar. 31, 2011 USD ($) lb	Mar. 31, 2009 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2009 USD ($)
Commitments, Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items]
Reserves of environmental liabilities			$ 3,017	$ 3,279
Litigation Damages Assessed And Paid					€ 2,700	$ 4,200
Refund from damages paid	€ 671	$ 900
Lead Hedge Forward Contracts [Member]
Commitments, Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items]
Purchase price of hedges, pounds of lead \| lb			56,116	63,396
Purchase price of hedges			$ 51,021	$ 68,212
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member]
Commitments, Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items]
Purchase price of hedges			65,439	82,829
Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member]
Commitments, Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items]
Convertible interest rate swap			$ 85,000	$ 85,000
Maximum [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member]
Commitments, Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items]
Interest rate swap agreements expiration date			May 01, 2013
Minimum [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member]
Commitments, Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items]
Interest rate swap agreements expiration date			Feb. 01, 2013

Restructuring Plans (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Restructuring Plans (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	Jan. 01, 2012 USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2011 USD ($) employees	Jan. 01, 2012 USD ($) employees	Jan. 02, 2011 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2011 USD ($) employees	Mar. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2009 USD ($)
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	$ 1,440	$ 1,754	$ 2,752	$ 5,227
Acquisition Related Restructuring Reserve [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			711		$ 3,815	$ 3,815
Restructuring reserve	29		29		403
Accrual adjustment			$ 711
Acquisition Related Restructuring Reserve [Member] \| Oerlikon [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Reduction in number of employees \| employees		105
Non-Acquisition Related Restructuring Plans [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Reduction in number of employees \| employees			515
Restructuring charges			$ 33,000
Charges related to restructuring plan			2,033
Severance-related costs			24,000
Impairment of fixed assets			9,000
Restructuring charges incurred to date					$ 31,894	$ 31,894	$ 31,894
Non-Acquisition Related Restructuring Plans [Member] \| European And American Operations [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring reserve	317		317
Accrual adjustment			203
Restructuring charges incurred to date			170
Non-Acquisition Related Restructuring Plans [Member] \| European Operations [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Reduction in number of employees \| employees					60
Charges related to restructuring plan			2,450
Restructuring reserve	626		626
Expected additional restructuring charges				$ 900
Accrual adjustment			$ 435
Severance-related costs					$ 5,000
Non-Acquisition Related Restructuring Plans [Member] \| German Operation [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Reduction in number of employees			80
Charges related to restructuring plan			$ 973
Restructuring reserve	446		446
Expected additional restructuring charges			2,700
Severance-related costs			4,100
Restructuring charges incurred to date			1,450
Europe [Member] \| Non-Acquisition Related Restructuring Plans [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Charges related to restructuring plan					1,316
Restructuring charges incurred to date			1,059		3,830
Employee Severance [Member] \| Acquisition Related Restructuring Reserve [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring reserve	29		29		257
Accrual adjustment			81
Employee Severance [Member] \| Non-Acquisition Related Restructuring Plans [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring reserve	$ 1,389		1,389		4,920
Accrual adjustment			2,679
Plant Closure And Other [Member] \| Acquisition Related Restructuring Reserve [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring reserve					$ 146
Accrual adjustment			$ 630

Restructuring Plans (Acquisition And Non-Acquisition Related Restructuring Reserve) (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2012 USD ($)
Acquisition Related Restructuring Reserve [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Balance at March 31, 2011	$ 403
Accrued	711
Costs incurred	(1,106)
Foreign currency impact and other	21
Balance at January 1, 2012	29
Employee Severance [Member] \| Acquisition Related Restructuring Reserve [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Balance at March 31, 2011	257
Accrued	81
Costs incurred	(321)
Foreign currency impact and other	12
Balance at January 1, 2012	29
Employee Severance [Member] \| Non-Acquisition Related Restructuring Plans [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Balance at March 31, 2011	4,920
Accrual adjustment	(638)
Accrued	2,679
Costs incurred	(5,456)
Foreign currency impact and other	(116)
Balance at January 1, 2012	1,389
Plant Closure And Other [Member] \| Acquisition Related Restructuring Reserve [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Balance at March 31, 2011	146
Accrued	630
Costs incurred	(785)
Foreign currency impact and other	$ 9

Debt (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Debt (Narrative) (Details)	Jan. 01, 2012 USD ($) months $ / shares	Jan. 02, 2011 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2012 USD ($) months $ / shares shares	Jan. 02, 2011 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2011 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amortized remaining discount period, in months \| months	41		41
Aggregate consideration on conversion shares \| shares			4,248,761
Bank guarantees			$ 0		$ 0
Convertible Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate of debt instrument	3.375%		3.375%
Conversion option price per share \| $ / shares	$ 40.60		$ 40.60
Face value of debt instrument	$ 172,500,000		$ 172,500,000		172,500,000
Amount of interest cost recognized for the amortization of the discount	$ 1,625,000	$ 1,495,000	$ 4,775,000	$ 4,391,000
Interest rate percentage	8.50%		8.50%
Outstanding amount	$ 82,084,000		$ 82,084,000		95,049,000
Available lines of credit	343,012,000		343,012,000		356,447,000
Stand by letters of credit	$ 7,111,000		$ 7,111,000		$ 1,150,000

Debt (Long-Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capital lease obligations and other	$ 1,031	$ 2,291
Gross long-term debt and capital lease obligations	253,998	250,240
Less current portion	1,321	862
Total long-term debt and capital lease obligations	252,677	249,378
Convertible Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 146,612	141,837
Interest rate of debt instrument	3.375%
Maturity year	2038
2011 Credit Facility Due 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 100,000	100,000
Maturity year	2016
China Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 6,355	$ 6,112
Maturity year	2017

Debt (Components Of Net Carrying Amount Of Convertible Notes) (Details) - Convertible Notes [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 01, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal	$ 172,500	$ 172,500
Unamortized discount	(25,888)	(30,663)
Net carrying amount	146,612	141,837
Carrying amount of equity component	$ 29,850	$ 29,850

Retirement Plans (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	Jan. 01, 2012 USD ($)
Retirement Plans [Abstract]
Anticipated defined benefit pension plan contribution in fiscal 2012	$ 2,349

Retirement Plans (Net Periodic Benefit Cost Related To Defined Benefit Pension Plans) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011
United States Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 73	$ 60	$ 213	$ 190
Interest cost	168	161	500	484
Expected return on plan assets	(177)	(156)	(529)	(468)
Amortization and deferral	61	68	177	181
Net periodic benefit cost	125	133	361	387
International Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	137	144	490	420
Interest cost	610	625	1,898	1,834
Expected return on plan assets	(437)	(407)	(1,344)	(1,201)
Amortization and deferral	6	4	19	12
Net periodic benefit cost	$ 316	$ 366	$ 1,063	$ 1,065

- Definition

An amount calculated as a basis for determining the extent of delayed recognition of the effects of changes in the fair value of assets. The expected return on plan assets is determined based on the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets and the market-related value of plan assets.

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The increase in a defined benefit pension plan's projected benefit obligation or a defined benefit postretirement plan's accumulated postretirement benefit obligation due to the passage of time.

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The actuarial present value of benefits attributed by the pension benefit formula to services rendered by employees during the period. The portion of the expected postretirement benefit obligation attributed to employee service during the period. The service cost component is a portion of the benefit obligation and is unaffected by the funded status of the plan.

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 106
-Paragraph 518
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Paragraph 1
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Service Cost (Component of Net Periodic Pension Cost)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6525008

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Retirement Plans (Significant Assumptions Used To Determine The Net Periodic Benefit Cost) (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011
United States Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate	5.70%	6.50%
Expected return on plan assets	8.00%	8.00%
Rate of compensation increase
Minimum [Member] \| International Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate	4.00%	3.80%
Expected return on plan assets	5.50%	5.50%
Rate of compensation increase	2.00%	2.00%
Maximum [Member] \| International Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate	5.50%	6.00%
Expected return on plan assets	7.00%	7.00%
Rate of compensation increase	4.00%	3.50%

Stock-Based Compensation (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Stock-Based Compensation (Details) $ in Thousands	Jan. 01, 2012 USD ($) shares	Jan. 02, 2011 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2012 USD ($) months shares	Jan. 02, 2011 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2011 USD ($) shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares available for future grants	2,875,120		2,875,120
Equity-based compensation expense \| $	$ 3,030	$ 2,367	$ 8,764	$ 6,694
Share-based compensation, tax benefit \| $	748	$ 511	$ 2,194	1,726
Expected weighted average period \| months			22
Net cash (paid) received, reflecting the cost of equity awards surrendered for option price and withholding taxes \| $			$ 250	$ 16,900
Unrecognized compensation expense associated with equity incentive awards outstanding \| $	$ 21,713		$ 21,713		$ 15,403
Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of stock options exercised			130,698	1,332,198
Stock option grants outstanding	614,610		614,610		741,299
Vested restricted stock and restricted stock units			258,533	176,149
Stock unit grants during period				308,460
Market Share Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock option grants outstanding	346,563		346,563		124,093
Stock unit grants during period				124,093
Non-Qualified Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock option grants outstanding	730,081		730,081		860,779
Management And Other Key Employees [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock unit grants during period			137,368
Management And Other Key Employees [Member] \| Market Share Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock unit grants during period			224,397

Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	Jan. 01, 2012 USD ($) shares
Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Number of shares of common stock purchased \| shares	2,646,885
Repurchased common stock value \| $	$ 58,383

- Definition

Equity impact of the cost of common and preferred stock that were repurchased during the period. Recorded using the cost method.

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Stockholders' Equity (Change In Number Of Shares Of Common Stock Outstanding) (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2012 USD ($) shares
Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Shares outstanding as of March 31, 2011	50,034,353
Repurchase of common shares	(2,646,885)
Shares issued as part of equity-based compensation plans, net of equity awards surrendered for option price and taxes \| $	$ 340,337
Shares outstanding as of January 1, 2012	47,727,805

- Definition

Value of stock (or other type of equity) issued during the period as a result of any equity-based compensation plan other than an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), net of stock value of such awards forfeited. Stock issued could result from the issuance of restricted stock, the exercise of stock options, stock issued under employee stock purchase plans, and/or other employee benefit plans.

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Stockholders' Equity (Components Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011
Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Pension funded status adjustment, March 31, 2011			$ (3,512)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, March 31, 2011			4,436
Foreign currency translation adjustment, March 31, 2011			114,256
Accumulated other comprehensive income, March 31, 2011			115,180
Pension funded status adjustment, Before-Tax Amount			121
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, Before-Tax Amount			(10,868)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, Before-Tax Amount			(55,976)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, Before-Tax Amount			(66,723)
Pension funded status adjustment, Tax Benefit (Expense)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, Tax Benefit (Expense)			3,985
Foreign currency translation adjustment, Tax Benefit (Expense)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, Tax Benefit (Expense)			3,985
Pension funded status adjustment, Net-of-Tax Amount	$ 44	$ 76	121	$ (38)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, Net-of-Tax Amount			(6,883)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, Net-of-Tax Amount	(15,882)	$ (10,802)	(55,976)	$ 5,608
Accumulated other comprehensive income, Net-of-Tax Amount			(62,738)
Pension funded status adjustment, January 1, 2012	(3,391)		(3,391)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, January 1, 2012	(2,447)		(2,447)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, January 1, 2012	58,280		58,280
Accumulated other comprehensive income, January 1, 2012	$ 52,442		$ 52,442

Earnings Per Share (Weighted Average Common Shares-Basic And Common Shares-Diluted) (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding-basic	47,704,567	49,564,495	49,075,629	49,168,320
Assumed exercise and lapse of equity awards, net of shares assumed reacquired	341,333	767,059	431,418	672,037
Weighted average common shares-diluted	48,045,900	50,331,554	49,507,047	49,840,357
Anti-dilutive equity awards not included in weighted average common shares-diluted	523,445	250,559	455,896	390,669
Aggregate consideration on conversion shares			4,248,761

- Definition

Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6510752

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period.

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Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period.

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